What Are You Resolving To Do?
Wow. Another year has passed. Can you believe its been a decade since we were stressing about Y2K? Well, the world didn't come to an end and ten years later we have a whole new set of challenges. For some of you, one of those challenges may be your marriage relationship. As it turned out, all we had to do [...]
Radical Gratitude
The Christmas season is upon us—like it or not. For some, Christmas brings warm memories of happy times with family and friends. For others, its a reminder of painful events or past experiences they would rather not think about. Whatever side you're on, the reality is if you are a child of God, if you were purchased with the precious [...]
Nurturing Your Fondness and Admiration
Last month we looked at the role of friendship in marriage. This month we look at how we can maintain and deepen that friendship thus providing a bond that can withstand life's storms and unexpected difficulties. Its usually the hard times that test a relationship. How well you do as a couple when you're going through difficult times is a [...]
The Role of Friendship in Marriage
Are you friends with your spouse? Someone once said "a friend is someone who knows you and likes you anyway". Do we really know our spouses and do we like them? We sometimes get so caught up in the “love” aspect of marriage we forget about the “like” part of it. It takes time and attention to really know our [...]
Overcoming Emotions That Destroy
Last month we discussed the importance of maintaining a clean slate in your relationships, especially your marriage relationship. Without the expression of forgiveness and grace on a regular basis we develop resentment, bitterness and negative attitudes toward each other. This month we are looking at one of the culprits that sabotage our efforts at keeping a clean slate. Anger. But [...]
Do You Have a Clean Slate?
Have you ever found yourself in an endless cycle of arguing about an issue until one, or more likely, both of you ended up hurt and wounded with no resolution to the issue? Whether this has this been a pattern for your relationship, or just an ocassional occurance, there is a better way. God gives us the blueprint for God-honoring [...]
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